Scouting Conrad Weiser and Twin Valley

By Brian Kopetsky

Muhlenberg coach

Scouting report

On Twin Valley Raiders

The games against the Raiders usually turn into chess matches. The team is well-prepared to execute offensively and defensively.

You must be prepared to stop Jesse May and Dan Myers, who are a threat to steal any base, including home. They are constantly on base and force you to pay attention to them. Keep them off the bases and you greatly decrease the Raiders' chances of having a big inning.

Once you get past May and Myers, you face a very talented hitter in Brad Smith, who is backed up by two other solid bats in Connor Corson and Jared Price. These guys have come through in RBI situations all season. The bottom third of the order - Eric Geedey, Jeremy Gerringer and Brandin Snyder - will execute small ball, moving runners, pressuring the defense and setting the table for the top of the order. They will attack your weaknesses with sacrifice bunts, squeezes, steals and anything else.

Defensively, they will make the routine plays and run basic defenses while relying on the consistent arms of Smith, Geedey, and Price. All three will come after you while working ahead and forcing you to hit their pitches.

On Conrad Weiser Scouts

The Scouts pose a different kind of problem. They hit all the way through their lineup and they don't strike out much. That puts pressure on your pitcher and your defense not to allow them extra outs; those extra outs will cost you runs.

Nate Peiffer has been tremendous at the top of the order, pounding the ball all year long. Mike Weinhold, Tanner Lutz, Zach Guiles, Mark Minisce and Aaron Price have been solid all year. They can create difficult situations for pitchers by grinding out at-bat after at-bat and running up pitch counts. The guys who hit in the bottom third - Luis Martinez, Zach Burke and Adam Carman - also have been consistent, not allowing pitchers to relax and keeping the pressure on defenses. The Scouts will come right at you and try to pound you with their bats while stealing the occasional base.

Defensively, the Scouts have been getting huge strikeout numbers from Weinhold and Guiles, which takes the pressure off the defense. Neiheiser and Martinez have been great coming out of the bullpen.

Overall

The game features two teams that pressure you in different ways. A high-scoring game favors the Scouts and their bats. The Raiders need to make it a low-scoring game, one of strategic moves.